Main Meals

Roast chicken with sweet potatoes and Swiss chard

4
Easy
15 minutes
45 minutes
Wine/Spirit Pairing
Oak Valley Chardonnay

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Ingredients

Method
  • 8 free-range chicken pieces (about 1 kg)
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 1 t dried oregano
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 1 T olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
  • 500 g Woolworths diced sweet potato
  • 200 g ready-to-use shredded Swiss chard
  • 250 ml chicken stock
  • Wild rocket, for sprinkling

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C.

2. Season the chicken pieces. Mix the oregano with the garlic and olive oil. Smear over the chicken pieces.

3. Place the sweet potatoes in a greased roasting pan and season lightly. Pour boiling water over the Swiss chard and allow to stand for a few minutes to wilt. Drain well. Place 8 nests of Swiss chard in the roasting pan between the potatoes.

4. Place the chicken pieces on top of the Swiss chard and pour over the stock. Drizzle with olive oil. Roast for 45 minutes, or until the chicken is nicely browned and the potatoes are tender. Sprinkle with wild rocket before serving.

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Phillippa Cheifitz

Recipe by: Phillippa Cheifitz

Regular TASTE contributor Phillippa is a well-known South African author and food writer, and has won many awards, both for her magazine features and her cookbooks.

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